Peter Silas Pasqua: Favre saga continues

Peter Silas Pasqua

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Aug 21, 2009 at 12:01 AMAug 21, 2009 at 6:16 PM

Brett Favre is the greatest quarterback to ever put on a uniform. His stats speak for themselves, and his good-ol' boy persona continues to be refreshing in what is known as the NFL. If I ever have a kid and name him Lil' J.P. after my dad, I hope he grows up to be just like Favre.

Brett Favre is the greatest quarterback to ever put on a uniform. His stats speak for themselves, and his good-ol' boy persona continues to be refreshing in what is known as the NFL. If I ever have a kid and name him Lil' J.P. after my dad, I hope he grows up to be just like Favre.

Favre came out of retirement for the second time in as many years Tuesday, signing a two-year, $25 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

Vikings head coach Brad Childress called Favre and asked him if he was willing to make a commitment to the team that he couldn’t three weeks ago. Less than 24 hours later, the legend was being escorted through St. Paul, and 90 minutes later he was practicing.

People in Green Bay quickly began setting fire to any and all No. 4 Packers jerseys. The man who hunted the frozen tundra will be playing for their hated rival in his former house of horror, the Metrodome.

That may be an exaggeration, but it was the Packers organization that really started all this commotion by more or less forcing Favre to retire in the first place after he led them to the NFC?Championship.

Many are saying Favre’s ego has gotten the best of him, but when you are in the limelight nearly most of your life, it is hard to walk off into the sunset like Barry Sanders or Jim Brown and not want to return, especially when you know you can still do the job.

I don’t appreciate all the criticism of Farve. He is not the only professional athlete to come out of retirement or even the only player to come out of retirement multiple times. We all know about Michael Jordan, and Roger Clemens retired annually over the past decade.

Bottom line: Favre was productive last year with the Jets before an injury, and now in Minnesota, the Vikings are a better team and a definite Super Bowl contender. They may even be the favorite with the likes of running back Adrian Peterson and a stout defense.

Peter Silas Pasqua writes for the Weekly Citizen in Gonzales, La.

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